Front of the Grid

This year's 24 Hours of Le Mans promises to be another fantastic battle between Peugeot and Audi for the overall honours. Here, I take you through each car one-by-one and rate its chances.Andy Blackmore's Spotters Guides are an invaluable aid to help establish which car is which throughout the race. They are available here.

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Davidson replaces Brabham in last year's winning car. May not be the quickest of the Peugeot lineups, or have the most Le Mans experience. All three have plenty of F1 testing mileage behind them from the last decade. 9/10

The strongest Peugeot lineup on paper, the French trio have plenty of Le Mans and 908 experience. Sarrazin can get a fourth consecutive pole position on Thursday. Staying out of trouble will be key to winning. 10/10

Klien is replaced in lineup by Pagenaud, who has shown immense speed in ALMS. Is lacking in Le Mans experience, but teammates have both speed and knowledge making this another contender for the win. 9/10

Oreca replaces Pescarolo as the French team using a 908 alongside its own chassis. Lineup may not quite be up to same standard as factory cars, but if it has a consistent race it could challenge for the win. 8/10

Nigel brings sons along for his first attempt at the 24 hours. Formula Renault 3.5 driver Greg should be fast, while Leo drove a Modena Ferrari last year. Will not be in battle for top petrol honours. 4/10

All three drivers in this lineup are new to the factory Audi team, although all have their own experience. Trying to make it through the 24 hours will be the challenge for this car, and is unlikely to challenge for the win. 8/10

It remains to be seen how competitive this car will be. All three drivers have experience of Audi at Le Mans, so should be in the mix. Despite entry name, car is run by same German Joest operation. 9/10

Car has a fast lineup of single-seater starts, though they may lack experience, particularly Andretti. Along with sister car, will be the greatest threat to the Aston Martins for the petrol crown. 6/10

AMR regular Turner will be hampered by the quality of his teammates, clearly funding their entry. Hancock's Jota operation has completed a deal to be an AMR customer, expect Barazi-Epsilon to follow suite. 6/10

Second Matech Ford has an all-Swiss, all-Female trio of drivers, who were all in single-seaters last year. Gachnang will want to put leg-breaking crash in her first drive of the car in Abu Dhabi behind her. 6/10

Second M3 runs in a striking livery that revives the BMW Art Car concept. This lineup may be the slightly stronger of the two, Dirk Muller having driven the car since its debut in the US last year. 8/10

The Dutch manufacturer has become a regular fixture in GT2 at Le Mans. The car may not have the raw speed to match Porsche, Ferrari etc., but has a trio of drivers capable of getting a good result. 5/10